With Fashion season coming to an end this month, lets round up some of this weeks fashion moments at Paris and Milan Fashion week.

Casablanca Fall 24

Influenced by Björk‘s “Venus as a Boy”, Casablanca returned to Paris showing a collection drawn from the idea of a modified Ancient Greece and the multi-faceted identity it holds. 

Creative director, Charaf Tajer, explained backstage that the collection would tell the story of the era and “how they influence us in architecture, philosophy, mathmentics and psychedelics. Fun fact – The city of Eleusis was once the home of a cult who had created the precursor of LSD.

The collection featured varsity jackets in collaboration with Jeff Hamilton, patchwork and a quote from Cicero carried the modernised Greek aethetic through. Skin tight gowns that draped at the waist, mimicking the architecture of the time and seductive sheer jumpsuits left little to the imagination.

Rick Owens

Rick Owens marked 30 years in the industry this year, the icon celebrated with an otherworldly runway show through his Paris home.

The collection had a neutral colour schemes with pops of muted colour from mustard yellow to maroon. Mohair jumpsuits were used as base layers, in one instance layered under a mint green hooded bodysuit, batwing shoulder felt trench and inflatable rubber boots. Another used the mint mohair as a swaddle around the torso for an alien-esque feel.

A mustard, felt cape made its way down the runway, Owens described these capes as “Part Superhereo, part sarcophogus, part earth worm”, pretty much how id put it.

Though eerie, the pieces are definitely wearable and i hope to see some styled before the end of Autumn.

Issey Miyake

Named “What Has Always Been”, creative director Satoshi Kondo, revisited the simplicity of clothing, layering and wapping fabric to create timeless silhouettes. She sees clothing as an ancient practice, a fundamental part of the human experience.

Mixing primitive techniques and innovative styling, Kondo created a collection that stays true to Issey Miyake while showing growth through contemporary, fluid pieces.

Using Japanese Washi and a unique blend of stretch fabrics created effortless movement, simple draping across the waist and even over some models heads made for elevated layering.

Bottega Venetta 

“I was interested in making a monument of the every day” Matthieu Blazy stated backstage in Milan. Blazy’s direction is clear through this collection of almost wearable, almost everyday pieces. Round, jeweled buttons places strategically a colour-block dress created a stunningly draped silhouette, used similarly on a black dress with an oversized shoulder design. Creating dimension and volume where there isn’t any was the name of the game and I think Blazy won. A double layered, V-neck, knit sweater stood tall at the nape, maybe a bit much for day to day but perfect for a Sunday brunch.